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Wikipedia article
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| director = Kim Joo-ho
| producer = Oh Jeong-hyun
| writer = Kim Min-sung
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| music = Kim Tae-seong
| cinematography = Lee Seong-jae
| editing = Steve M. Choi
| studio = AD406 and DHUTA
| distributor = Next Entertainment World
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| runtime = 121 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
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'The Grand Heist' (; lit. "Gone With the Wind") is a 2012 South Korean historical comedy film about a gang of 11 thieves who try to steal ice blocks from the royal storage, 'Seobingo', during the last years of the Joseon era. It was released on August 8, 2012.
Plot
In the late 18th century of Joseon Dynasty (13921910), during the last years of King Yeongjos reign. Ice is a commodity more valuable than gold. Blocks of it are harvested from frozen rivers in winter, put in royal storage and distributed or sold throughout the year for general consumption. When corrupt officials conspire to form a monopoly and fix its price, a gang of 11 professionals is formed to stop the scheme and to do that they must make all the royal ice blocks in five storage rooms disappear for a night.
Cast
*Cha Tae-hyun Lee Deok-mu, the intelligent bastard son of the minister of the right, the court's only clean official. The laid-back bookseller initially chases pretty girls and rare exotic books, but after his father is falsely accused of a crime by his political rival, Deok-mu becomes the leader of the heist gang.
*Oh Ji-ho Baek Dong-soo, a trained soldier and ousted chief guard of the royal ice storage
*Min Hyo-rin Baek Soo-ryun, a diver and Dong-soo's sister
*Lee Chae-young Seol-hwa, a spy-gisaeng
*Sung Dong-il Jang Soo-gyun, the chief financial backer of the gang
*Ko Chang-seok Seok-chang, a grave-digging specialist
*Shin Jung-geun Dae-hyun, a near-deaf explosives maker
*Kim Gil-dong Cheol-joo
*Chun Bo-geun Jung-goon, the "idea bank"
*Kim Hyang-gi Nan-i, a rumor-spreader
*Song Jong-ho Jae-joon, a master of disguises
*Nam Kyeong-eup Jo Myung-soo, the minister of the left who wants to monopolize the ice in 'Seobingo'
*Kim Ku-taek Jo Young-cheol
*Oh Na-ra Jo Myung-soo's concubine
*Lee Moon-sik Mr. Yang (cameo)
*Song Joong-ki older Jung-goon (cameo)
Reception
The film drew 4 million viewers in just 19 days after its release, becoming the seventh homegrown movie in Korea to achieve the feat in 2012. Its total admissions is at a little over 4.9 million.
The film ranked second and grossed in its first week of release, and grossed a total of domestically after five weeks of screening.
Awards and nominations
*2012 Grand Bell Awards: Nominated, Best New Director Kim Joo-ho
*2013 Fantasporto Orient Express Awards: Best Film
References
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